diff --git a/arch/powerpc/Makefile b/arch/powerpc/Makefile
index 967fd23ace78b..56a4a5d205af3 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/Makefile
+++ b/arch/powerpc/Makefile
@@ -97,7 +97,9 @@ CFLAGS-$(CONFIG_POWER7_CPU) += $(call cc-option,-mcpu=power7)
 
 CFLAGS-$(CONFIG_TUNE_CELL) += $(call cc-option,-mtune=cell)
 
-KBUILD_CPPFLAGS	+= -Iarch/$(ARCH)
+asinstr := $(call as-instr,lis 9$(comma)foo@high,-DHAVE_AS_ATHIGH=1)
+
+KBUILD_CPPFLAGS	+= -Iarch/$(ARCH) $(asinstr)
 KBUILD_AFLAGS	+= -Iarch/$(ARCH)
 KBUILD_CFLAGS	+= -msoft-float -pipe -Iarch/$(ARCH) $(CFLAGS-y)
 CPP		= $(CC) -E $(KBUILD_CFLAGS)
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/ppc_asm.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/ppc_asm.h
index 2f1b6c5f8174f..22cee04a47fc5 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/ppc_asm.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/ppc_asm.h
@@ -390,11 +390,16 @@ GLUE(.,name):
  *      ld	rY,ADDROFF(name)(rX)
  */
 #ifdef __powerpc64__
+#ifdef HAVE_AS_ATHIGH
+#define __AS_ATHIGH high
+#else
+#define __AS_ATHIGH h
+#endif
 #define LOAD_REG_IMMEDIATE(reg,expr)		\
 	lis     reg,(expr)@highest;		\
 	ori     reg,reg,(expr)@higher;	\
 	rldicr  reg,reg,32,31;		\
-	oris    reg,reg,(expr)@h;		\
+	oris    reg,reg,(expr)@__AS_ATHIGH;	\
 	ori     reg,reg,(expr)@l;
 
 #define LOAD_REG_ADDR(reg,name)			\